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Suicide by persons with disabilities disguised as the refusal of life-sustaining treatment

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Michel, V.A. Suicide by persons with disabilities disguised as the refusal of life-sustaining treatment. HEC Forum 7, 122–131 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01439239

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